Macedonia name dispute resolution: ‘Wholehearted congratulations’ from EU
We wholeheartedly congratulate Prime Ministers Alexis Tsipras and Zoran Zaev for their determination and leadership in reaching this historic agreement
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Day: June 12, 2018
Bulgaria welcomes agreement on Macedonia name dispute
Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry, in a statement on June 12, welcomed the agreement reached between the governments in Skopje and Athens
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Zaev confirms the deal: Republic of North Macedonia ‘erga omnes’
Prime Minister Zoran Zaev declared today that Republic of North Macedonia is the name which has been agreed with his
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Greece and Macedonia strike deal on name dispute
Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FRYOM) on Tuesday announced an historic agreement to resolve a decades-long name dispute
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European Commission proposes near-tripling of funding for migration and border management
The European Commission said on June 12 that it was proposing an increase of close to triple in funding for
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European Parliament overwhelmingly backs deal on new EU-wide rules on use of drones
Members of the European Parliament voted on June 12 overwhelmingly in favour of an agreement between the European Council and
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Bulgarian President speaks on helicopter crash: ‘Risk of political decisions is borne by the military’
Bulgarian President Roumen Radev, a former Air Force commander and fighter pilot, called for refraining from political comment on the
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Bulgarian EU Presidency and European Parliament in deal on Schengen Information System updated rules
The Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the EU and the European Parliament reached an informal agreement on June 12
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More than 40% of Bulgarians living in overcrowded households – Eurostat
About 42.5 per cent of Bulgarians were living in overcrowded households in 2016, while just 10.5 per cent were in
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